Keeping Watch: The Rhythm of Christian Waiting

The church service you’ll attend this week is preparation for the eternal worship that’s coming. The difference between then and now? The “nearer than when we believed” gap will finally close. The thin veil will tear. The watching will be over because the Watchman will have arrived.

‘Remember Me’: Worshipers Pray for the Kingdom of the Son

The kingdom breaks in through death and resurrection. The king enters his reign by way of the cross. The thief enters the kingdom by way of faith in the crucified king. This is what all the prayers were pointing toward.

Beholding Worship: What Are You Looking At?

We’ve become a culture of beholders who immediately turn what we see into worship and witness. We behold the moment, we worship it by framing it perfectly, and we testify to it by broadcasting it to our followers.

Worshiping in the ‘Yet’ between Job and Jesus

“…worship in the “yet.” The ruins remain visible. The resurrection remains certain. And we stand in between, saying with Job, “yet in my flesh shall I see God,” and with Jesus, “all live unto him.”

Worship Refuses a Kingdom without a Cross

“…all of us face the daily choice between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of self. We are called to the same radical trust. To love enemies. To bless persecutors. To believe that God’s promises are more solid than what we can see. To live as people who already belong to the age to come.”